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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7323232 | Resin composition for spacer, spacer, and liquid crystal display device To provide a resin composition for spacer useful for the formation of a pixel-patterned spacer on a substrate in a liquid crystal display device, a spacer using the composition, and a liquid crystal display device that can display high-quality images, a resin compos... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7229745 | Lithographic semiconductor manufacturing using a multi-layered process Multilayer resist systems and techniques used for liftoff or planarizing topography wherein the dimensions and thicknesses of the layers are independently controlled. The undercut may also be independently controlled for precision structures. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7070914 | Process for producing an image using a first minimum bottom antireflective coating composition Disclosed is a process for forming an image on a substrate, comprising the steps of: (a) coating on the substrate a first layer of a radiation sensitive, antireflective composition; (b) coating a second layer of a photoresist composition onto the first layer of the ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7012125 | Spin-on-glass anti-reflective coatings for photolithography Anti-reflective coating materials for deep ultraviolet photolithography include one or more organic dyes incorporated into spin-on-glass materials. Suitable dyes are strongly absorbing over wavelength ranges around wavelengths such as 248 nm and 193 nm that may be u... | 03/14/2006 |
| 5731110 | Photoresist composition for use in color filters An azo dye for use in color filters soluble in alkaline aqueous solutions and organic solvents and having in one molecule at least one sulfonamido group of which one hydrogen atom is substituted; and a method for producing a color filter having a pluralit... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5582952 | Photosensitive lithographic printing plate containing a two-equivalent coupler residue-containing polymer A photosensitive lithographic printing plate which provides a wide range of proper conditions for development, high impression capacity, a flexible film sufficient in adhesion to a support and excellent processing suitability with a weakly alkaline develo... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5482804 | Resin composition for color filter A photo-setting resin composition is here disclosed which comprises a photo-setting resin precursor and a dyestuff for uniformly coloring the photo-cured resin; and there is also disclosed a method for preparing a color filter by the use of this photo-set... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5268245 | Process for forming a filter on a solid state imager A filter is formed on a solid state imager by: forming, on the imaging surface of the imager, an adherent layer of a dye-containing photoresist composition comprising a photoresist resin and a thermochromic dye, this dye being substantially non-absorbent of ac... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5225309 | Light-sensitive litho printing plate with cured diazo primer layer, diazo resin/salt light-sensitive layer containing a coupler and silicone rubber overlayer Disclosed is a light-sensitive litho printing plate comprising: a support, a light-sensitive layer and a silicone rubber layer provided thereon, wherein said light-sensitive layer contains a substance, whereby said substance forms a color during developing or after... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5215865 | Image developing method utilizing sodium sulfide and ammonium polysulfide developer solution whereby exposed copper substrate surface changes color An image development method is disclosed. In the method, a photoresist layer on a metal surface is exposed for development. The developer then used is a solution which will both develop the photoresist image and cause any exposed metal surface to change t... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5190845 | Photosensitive resin composition and color filter comprising a polymer dyeable with an anionic dye, an azide compound and a compound with at least two acrylol groups A photosensitive resin composition comprising: (a) a polymer dyeable with an anionic dye (b) an azide photosensitive compound, and (c) a compound having at least two acryloyl and/or methacryloyl groups in the same molecule thereof, and a color filter obtained by us... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5057394 | Method of forming an image Method of forming a positive-positive type image is disclosed, which is characterized in that a photosensitive layer is formed on a substrate using a composition comprising water-soluble photo-crosslinking agent, water-soluble resin and synthetic resin em... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5053299 | Method of making color filter arrays A method of forming a color filter array which includes forming only a single image mordant layer on a device and then exposing the mordant to a pattern representing an array of filter elements and developing areas of the mordant to provide separated filt... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4985344 | Radiation imaging process for forming pattern without alkali-soluble polymer underlayer and water soluble radiation-sensitive diazonium salt overlayer A process for forming a pattern comprising forming an alkali-soluble polymer layer on a substrate, forming a radiation-sensitive composition layer containing a diazonium salt on the alkali-soluble polymer layer to form a resist layer having a two-layer st... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4980260 | Multi-color image-forming method with microcapsule positive diazotype color image formation and positive light-solubilizing color image formation A multicolor image-forming method which comprises image-exposing a light-sensitive heat-sensitive recording material having a diazo compound and a coupling component on a support using a positive image followed by developing to form a color image, image-e... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4954422 | Recording material containing a layer of polymer particles and a superimposed metallic layer A photosensitive recording material for recording information by means of a local change in the optical properties of a recording layer under the action of light having a high energy density, and a process for its preparation.... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4948693 | Positive working color proofing system comprising polyvinyl acetal/polyvinyl alcohol/polyvinyl acetate resin This invention relates to positive working photosensitized sheet constructions which, upon exposure to an actinic radiation source through a screened image, can accurately reproduce said image. The construction is useful as a color proofing film which can... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4944980 | Optical recording material An optical recording material having excellent light stability, shelf stability and solubility in a solvent comprises, as an indispensable constituent, a compound of the following general formula: ##STR1## wherein R represents a cycloalkyl group havi... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4943512 | Photocurable and dyeable resin composition with bisazide and dyeable acrylic copolymer A photocurable resin composition is described, which comprises a specific type of photosensitive polymer obtained by copolymerization of a monomer of the following general formula [I] ##STR1## in which R1 represents H, CH3 or C | 07/24/1990 |
| 4937170 | Coupling agents for photographic elements A photographic element formed from a substrate and light sensitive coating on the substrate wherein the coating comprises a mixture of a diazo compound and an aromatic carboxylic coupling agent having phenolic hydroxy groups, in an acidic medium.... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4937176 | Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, in which a negative image is formed on a semiconductor substrate in a positive photolacquer A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, in which a layer of photolacquer (5) containing as a photoactive component a diazo oxide is provided on a semiconductor substrate. Of this layer, parts (9) are irradiated by a first patterned irradiation (... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4904568 | Method of forming printed image Disclosed is a method of forming a printed image, which method comprises coating an electrodeposition coating composition on a plate with a conductive film and for use in a printed circuit to form a photo-sensitive resist film, and exposing the photo-sens... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4869993 | Optical brightener containing positive working color proofing system This invention relates to positive working photosensitized sheet constructions which, upon exposure to an actinic radiation source through a screened image, can accurately reproduce said image. The construction is useful as a color proofing film which can... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4863827 | Postive working multi-level photoresist A process for forming a multi-level positive working photosensitive element. One forms a composition containing an alkali soluble resin, an o-quinonediazide compound and an in-situ generated acid catalyzed crosslinker in a solvent mixture. After coating o... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4828947 | Method for making a relief pattern of a cured resin on a transparent colored layer A method for making a relief pattern of a cured resin on a transparent colored layer which comprises applying a coating of a photocurable resin composition whose spectral sensitivity varies depending on the pH of the composition, on a transparent colored ... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4820619 | Photosensitive resin composition and method of manufacturing color filter using the same A photosensitive resin composition contains a co-polymer of a glycidyl (meth)acrylate or glycidyl (-methyl)vinyl ether with a (meth)acrylic amide or ester having a quaternary ammonium salt structure, and an aromatic azide as a photosensitizer. A co... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4808501 | Method for manufacturing an optical filter A color filter is formed on a support, such as a charge coupled device, by (a) forming a layer on a support with a composition comprising a positive photoresist and a dye; said dye being soluble in the solvent of said photoresist; (b) exposing predetermin... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4783390 | Multicolor diazo image-forming material A multi-color image forming material which is in the form of multiple layers on a support, and having, at least two photosensitive layers, the farthest layer from the support being the uppermost photosensitive layer, the photosensitive layers being formed... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4777111 | Photographic element with diazo contrast enhancement layer and method of producing image in underlying photoresist layer of element This invention relates to a composition and method for enhancing the contrast of images of an underlying photolithographic layer. A photographic element, including a photoresist layer, is applied to a substrate. The photoresist layer contains a contrast-e... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4737436 | Water based method for making color proof images on single substrate with blend of pigment for each color in photoresist A method of forming an image on a substrate is described which comprises blending a desired coloring pigment, adding the coloring pigment to a water soluble photoresist, coating the substrate with the pigmented photoresist, exposing the photoresist to act... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4729935 | Process for the production of photographic images utilizing a negative working diazo contact film A process for the production of photographic images utilizing a photographic element comprising a transparent support and a coating on the support comprising a diazonium composition having a light absorbency of about 45% or less, and a colorant compositio... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4692397 | Process for developing an aqueous alkaline development diazo photographic element A method of producing a light sensitive element wherein a substrate is coated with a photosensitive layer having a particular class of diazonium salts, a colorant and a polyvinyl acetal resin. Upon imagewise exposure it is developed with an aqueous compos... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4687728 | Radiation sensitive compositions Radiation sensitive compositions are image-wise exposed and developed to form an image which is then heated to improve its strength as a lithographic printing image or etch resist. The heating is carried out in the presence of a heat sensitive dye which u... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4670371 | Multicolor image forming method using multiply diazo resin layers An image-forming method, wherein the uppermost photosensitive layer of a photosensitive coated face of the multicolor image-forming material is subjected to (A) pattern exposure and the non-exposed area (non-image area) is removed by washing with water an... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4659642 | Positive working naphthoquinone diazide color proofing transfer process This invention relates to positive working photosensitized sheet constructions which, upon exposure to an actinic radiation source through a screened image, can accurately reproduce said image. The construction is useful as a color proofing film which can... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4642283 | Plate making processing for using negative working light-sensitive lithographic plate requiring no dampening solution A negative working light-sensitive lithographic plate requiring no dampening solution and a plate making process are described, the negative working light-sensitive lithographic plate comprising a support having, in sequence, on said support, (A) a light-... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4617250 | Light-sensitive diazo composition with acidic compounds for use with lithographic printing plates A light-sensitive composition for use with lithographic printing plates is described which comprises (1) a light-sensitive, organic solvent soluble and substantially water-insoluble diazo resin which is the reaction product of a water-soluble, light-sensi... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4614701 | Photocurable diazo or azide composition with acrylic copolymer having hydroxy and amino groups on separate acrylic monomer units A photocurable resin composition comprising (A) a copolymer composed of, as structural units, (a) 20 to 70% by weight of a hydroxyl group-containing acrylic monomer unit represented by the following formula ##STR1## wherein R1 and R2 | 09/30/1986 |
| 4599295 | Photosensitive material with two photosensitive layers for forming separate imaged elements Disclosed is a photosensitive material which has a first photosensitive layer formed on a support body such as an aluminum plate, a peel-off layer thereon and a second photosensitive layer formed on the peel-off layer in such a manner that the second laye... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4592992 | Developer compositions for lithographic plates The invention provides a method for developing negative working photographic elements using an aqueous developer comprising (a) -hydroxy toluene; and (b) C12 sodium alkyl ether sulfate.... | 06/03/1986 |
